Mi Big Dawg n Mee
Off the wall, no roolz (with translation)9 total reviews
Comment from BethShelby
You didn't have to retranslate it. It read just fine the way it was and I got a good laugh. I'm not sure I could write a whole poem phonetically. Sometimes I have some words that look that way in what I write, but someone always corrects them or knocks me down a star or two. LOL
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2022
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You didn't have to retranslate it. It read just fine the way it was and I got a good laugh. I'm not sure I could write a whole poem phonetically. Sometimes I have some words that look that way in what I write, but someone always corrects them or knocks me down a star or two. LOL
Comment Written 10-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2022
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Writing pseudo-phonetically like that gave my overworked spellchecker a hissy-fit. I didn't know how to turn it off and practically every word is spelled incorrectly which the computer kept trying to change and I had to manually change each word back to the 'wrong' way again.
Comment from BethShelby
You didn't have to retranslate it. It read just fine the way it was and I got a good laugh. I'm not sure I could write a whole poem phonetically. Sometimes I have some words that look that way in what I write, but someone always corrects them or knocks me down a star or two. LOL
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You didn't have to retranslate it. It read just fine the way it was and I got a good laugh. I'm not sure I could write a whole poem phonetically. Sometimes I have some words that look that way in what I write, but someone always corrects them or knocks me down a star or two. LOL
Comment Written 10-Feb-2022
Comment from Wendy G
Wow, such a fun one!! I managed with the original version - and I could hear the Aussie accent in there. Now your bad habit is one which most people won't accept at all! But who will ever know? Lol. I do love the image as well.
Wendy
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Wow, such a fun one!! I managed with the original version - and I could hear the Aussie accent in there. Now your bad habit is one which most people won't accept at all! But who will ever know? Lol. I do love the image as well.
Wendy
Comment Written 09-Feb-2022
Comment from Susan Newell
This gave me a great morning chuckle and you did so well with holding the misspellings throughout without any loss of meaning. I almost wanted to try that bone. Great entry for the contest.
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This gave me a great morning chuckle and you did so well with holding the misspellings throughout without any loss of meaning. I almost wanted to try that bone. Great entry for the contest.
Comment Written 09-Feb-2022
Comment from robyn corum
Dear, dear Poor Mystery Writer & Confused, Misguided Animal Owner,
First of all, I'm not even sure it's legal to get a dog (big question mark on 'dog') that size. If you check, you'll probably find there's probably a rule or statute in your city ordinances about having a . . . creature . . . like that. [See "CLIFFORD v. Chicago, 470 F.2d 584 (8th Cir. 1999)"].
*smile*
When the tail is bigger than the master, it's probably some kind of a sign or message or . . . SOMETHING ?
On the other hand, this is only conjecture. I'm not even TRULY sure I'm speaking to a human. I can't be completely, entirely sure that's a homo sapien beneath that dog/horse/dinosaur. My eyes are trrryyyiing to decide if it's that... or just a denim blanket . . .?
Regarding the poem -- Thank, thank, THANK the heavens!
Every. Single. Word. Made PERFECT sense. Whew!
I was really afraid I might be completely baffled by this whole post AND its creator once I saw that image. (No offense meant, obviously.)
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Now-- turning serious for a moment -- (though you've made it awfully hard!)
It looks like you followed the contest requirements beautifully. (And quite creatively, I might add.) Though you mangled and twisted the English language in ways I have rarely if ever seen, I was able to - pretty easily- actually, read down the poem in a fluid manner. Kudos!
One negative note: I do wish you'd had a rhyme for this line:
I norr on that bohn
and it sootz mee jest fine.
If you had, the poem would have flowed like a waterfall allllll the way down - unfortunately, it bumped a little here. Of course, because of the overall creativity, it's still an awesome and fun, fun piece.
The only thing I worry about for you is that some readers may not have the patience to try to read this? I might humbly suggest providing the 'translation' in your author notes? If you consider this - I would even suggest that you might make your description something like: "Off the wall, no roolz- (translation follows)'. But those are MY thoughts are you are more than welcome to ignore them ENTIRELY! *smile*
Otherwise, I think you are creative and clever - that's been made so obvious here. I hope you do well in the voting. It's also clear you'll be safe and sound in real life because no one on this planet would come close or even consider harming you with that . . . um . . . thing . . . alongside you.
Thanks for the smile. (Of course, I hope you'd understand all my [silly] comments are tongue-in-cheek and only meant for fun.) Good luck in the voting!
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2022
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Dear, dear Poor Mystery Writer & Confused, Misguided Animal Owner,
First of all, I'm not even sure it's legal to get a dog (big question mark on 'dog') that size. If you check, you'll probably find there's probably a rule or statute in your city ordinances about having a . . . creature . . . like that. [See "CLIFFORD v. Chicago, 470 F.2d 584 (8th Cir. 1999)"].
*smile*
When the tail is bigger than the master, it's probably some kind of a sign or message or . . . SOMETHING ?
On the other hand, this is only conjecture. I'm not even TRULY sure I'm speaking to a human. I can't be completely, entirely sure that's a homo sapien beneath that dog/horse/dinosaur. My eyes are trrryyyiing to decide if it's that... or just a denim blanket . . .?
Regarding the poem -- Thank, thank, THANK the heavens!
Every. Single. Word. Made PERFECT sense. Whew!
I was really afraid I might be completely baffled by this whole post AND its creator once I saw that image. (No offense meant, obviously.)
***
Now-- turning serious for a moment -- (though you've made it awfully hard!)
It looks like you followed the contest requirements beautifully. (And quite creatively, I might add.) Though you mangled and twisted the English language in ways I have rarely if ever seen, I was able to - pretty easily- actually, read down the poem in a fluid manner. Kudos!
One negative note: I do wish you'd had a rhyme for this line:
I norr on that bohn
and it sootz mee jest fine.
If you had, the poem would have flowed like a waterfall allllll the way down - unfortunately, it bumped a little here. Of course, because of the overall creativity, it's still an awesome and fun, fun piece.
The only thing I worry about for you is that some readers may not have the patience to try to read this? I might humbly suggest providing the 'translation' in your author notes? If you consider this - I would even suggest that you might make your description something like: "Off the wall, no roolz- (translation follows)'. But those are MY thoughts are you are more than welcome to ignore them ENTIRELY! *smile*
Otherwise, I think you are creative and clever - that's been made so obvious here. I hope you do well in the voting. It's also clear you'll be safe and sound in real life because no one on this planet would come close or even consider harming you with that . . . um . . . thing . . . alongside you.
Thanks for the smile. (Of course, I hope you'd understand all my [silly] comments are tongue-in-cheek and only meant for fun.) Good luck in the voting!
Comment Written 09-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2022
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Hay! Dontcha critssize mi dawg!
What a funny rambling rave of a review (which I appreciate). Your mention of the lack of a rhyme in that instance made me remember that I'd switched the sequence of the last 2 stanzas and lost the connection. I've put another line in now to remedy it.
This poem took ages to write because I didn't know how to turn spellchecker off and practically every word made it have a hissyfit!
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HAHAHAHA! I didn't even consider that! Well, it was a lot of fun. Thanks!
Comment from Ethan Vandervelden
Well done! This poem covers the prompt really well! The "unique spelling" does make it a little difficult to read but it also makes it really special and very hilarious! I wouldn't change a thing and I think you should make a follow up with your dogs reply!
Well done!
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Well done! This poem covers the prompt really well! The "unique spelling" does make it a little difficult to read but it also makes it really special and very hilarious! I wouldn't change a thing and I think you should make a follow up with your dogs reply!
Well done!
Comment Written 09-Feb-2022
Comment from Earl Corp
This definitely is an off the wall poem with inventive spellings that described your dog. Good luck in the contest. Stay safe and stay healthy in the new year.
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This definitely is an off the wall poem with inventive spellings that described your dog. Good luck in the contest. Stay safe and stay healthy in the new year.
Comment Written 09-Feb-2022
Comment from Lloyd T. Okoko
The objective correlative of your work reminisces the content and language used as falling devoid of any diversion into the specified "off the wall" writing prompt vis-à-vis the protagonist and her dog.
The work highlights the cleanliness of the dog and its good rappour with its owner; its inclination to leak crumbs off her face and is league with her husband in farting; her confession of being one who also farts; her culinary craze of cracking bones in meat, which she shares with her dog, which often whines in protest.
The work earns its texture through its effective use of similes, onomatopoeias, alliterations and anecdotes synonymous with an "off the wall" presentation.
Excellent work. Bravo.
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The objective correlative of your work reminisces the content and language used as falling devoid of any diversion into the specified "off the wall" writing prompt vis-à-vis the protagonist and her dog.
The work highlights the cleanliness of the dog and its good rappour with its owner; its inclination to leak crumbs off her face and is league with her husband in farting; her confession of being one who also farts; her culinary craze of cracking bones in meat, which she shares with her dog, which often whines in protest.
The work earns its texture through its effective use of similes, onomatopoeias, alliterations and anecdotes synonymous with an "off the wall" presentation.
Excellent work. Bravo.
Comment Written 09-Feb-2022
Comment from the13thpoet
Hello mystery Poet a wonderful Wednesday to you. I hope this finds you well. I liked your Off the wall prompt entry, I think you executed it well. It was definitely off the wall. lol Good job and good luck in the contest.
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Hello mystery Poet a wonderful Wednesday to you. I hope this finds you well. I liked your Off the wall prompt entry, I think you executed it well. It was definitely off the wall. lol Good job and good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 09-Feb-2022
